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A Day in Taipei. A glimpse inside a Taiwanese shopping trip. We are inside of a store called Watson's. Best way to describe it is a Walgreens (without a pharmacy) mostly based around personal care items / cosmetics.

published:26 Dec 2016

views:1839

Sept 24, 2014, Neihu, Taipei
www.InstantHealer.com
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FreeInstantHealing given in Neihu, Taipei as more and more kinds of pain, aches, discomforts and heaviness are relieved instantly without use of drugs, tools, nor qi-gong, reiki, massage etc
Credits:
Venue was provided by the generosity and courtesy of Pharmacist Chang of DaTianDa Pharmacy on 55 XingYun Road, Neihu, Taipei.
and to ALL those who brought their friends to the healing, as without your spreading the words, they will remain in the dark and with their everlasting pain ...Thank You for Watching and thank you for subscribing. Your subscription to this channel will keep you informed as we tour near your city to invite you for a free healing.

published:25 Sep 2014

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published:29 Aug 2018

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A Japanese drugstore giant is looking to make inroads to Taiwan. Matsu-moto-kiyoshi, which has more than 1,600 stores worldwide, opened its first Taiwan location in Taipei, in the city''s trendy downtown East District. The store heavily features Japanese cosmetics, and it lets customers try out their newfangled beauty products before they buy. Its grand opening sets up a showdown with the other big Japanese drugstores in town for the hearts - and the pocketbooks - of Taiwanese shoppers.Enter the store and you’ll find shelves stocked to the brim with Japanese cosmetics and skincare products. Matsumotokiyoshi is the biggest drug and cosmetics chain in Japan, with over 1,000 stores in the country. It hopes to gain a foothold in Taiwan and thinks that Taipei’s East District is just the place to do it.The retailer says it’s brought the authentic Matsumotokiyoshi experience to Taipei and will offer free in-store makeovers by professional makeup artists from Japan. The store opens on Oct. 4 and takes aim at the Taiwan market’s appetite for Japanese beauty products.Yasunori Hayashi Taiwan Matsumotokiyoshi PresidentThe Taiwanese frequently shop at Matsumotokiyoshi stores. They really like Matsumotokiyoshi, so we decided to just come here and give something back to Taiwanese consumers.The new store will arrive in Taiwan to face competition from the Taiwanese retailer Japan Medical, along with the Japanese brand Tomod’s.Wu Ping-iTomod''s assistant managerWe don’t only focus on makeup or common health foods. We even have household supplies and food. The new drugstore will become the third big player in Taiwan’s Japanese pharmacy market, and it will fire its opening salvo in the battle for shoppers on Oct. 4.

published:30 Sep 2018

views:488

What would you do if you happened to suffer from athlete's foot and the itching flared up while you were shopping in a drugstore, but you had no money on you?
A 42-year-old Taiwanese woman from Taipei surnamed Guo was visiting a local drugstore late on Wednesday, but had forgotten to bring any money.
The itching caused by her athlete's foot got so bad she felt she had no choice but to steal a bottle of Lamisil Spray.
Guo tripped the alarm as she began to leave the store and was stopped by a shop clerk.
The clerk found the bottle in her purse and called the police.
Guo explained to police that she had athlete's foot and happened to get a sudden itch while in the store. She claimed to have forgotten to bring any money and that the itching became so unbearable that she felt forced to steal the item.
Despite the odd nature of the case Guo was still charged with theft.
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published:06 Dec 2013

views:12643

Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Taiwanese are taking so many antibiotics that they are becoming immune to their effects and run the risk of succumbing to even the most basic infection
Taiwan spends more than 200 million U-S dollars a year on antibiotics.
Doctors and patients regard them as a cure-all for most illnesses.
At this large hospital in central Taipei - hundreds of Taiwanese come here to collect their medical prescriptions every day.
For many the recommendation will be a course in antibiotics.
Antibiotics are probably the most popular medicine in Taiwan.
Many Taiwanese believe that the stronger the better - but few realise the complications involved.
The government's Department of Health said that consumption of antibiotics totals more than 6 billion Taiwan dollars (equivalent to 218 million U-S dollars) annually, or about 16 percent of Taiwan's consumption of all medicines.
The figure reflects Taiwan's affluence and a willingness to pay for the most expensive treatments available.
Patients believe price determines effectiveness and many doctors are unwilling to deny them medication.
The result - overpriced and incorrect dosages.
But some doctors fear the abuse of anti-biotics is leading to something more serious - a growing antibacterial resistance to many of the anti-biotics on the taiwanese market.
There is concern that antibiotics here will no longer be an effective weapon against bacteria.
A recent study shows that bacterial resistance to anti-biotics in Taiwan ranges from 50 to 90 per cent.
Many low level anti-biotics here have become useless - and the level of resistance may have become the highest in the world.
SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin)
"Doctors in infection-related fields may be the ones having the strongest sense of crisis now. Most of the infection specialists are having very serious sense of crisis, and many of the opinion leaders in this field are calling for attention on this."
SUPERCAPTION: DoctorChang Shan-chwen, National Taiwan University Hospital
Due to an outdated medical system and weak law enforcement, locals can get anti- biotics without prescription in any drug store - despite a law fining those selling this kind of medicine without prescription up to 150,000 Taiwan dollars (5,454 U-S dollars).
Drug stores say they sell anti-biotics illegally because doctors only issue prescriptions for dispensaries in their own hospitals to insure an income for the hospital.
The misconceptions over anti-biotics are equally strong amongst many of the medical profession, especially in small clinics.
Instead of starting with low-level anti-biotics, many doctors here prescribe strong doses immediately - hoping for a quick recovery of the patient and a reputation for themselves.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"But they do not have a laboratory, bacteriology laboratory to find what kind of bacteria, what kind of anti-biotics is effective, they don't. So in this situation, in order to avoid legal problem, because some of them are not well-trained, they are not confident. So in this case, they just use expensive anti-biotics, to cover all bacteria. Of course it's effective, but expensive. you see what I mean?"
SUPER CAPTION: Doctor Lee Sai-cheong, Chang GungMemorial Hospital, Taipei
The problem for doctors is that as resistance grows, fewer effective anti-biotics are left on the market.
Specialists say mutation of bacteria is faster than pharmaceutical development, as no impressive breakthroughs have been reported on combatting bacteria in the past 10 years.
Taiwan's Department of Health is trying to raise people's awareness on the dangers of overuse by releasing research data on bacterial resistance.
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published:21 Jul 2015

views:146

Meet Evwin, a Taiwanese student studying pharmacy and member of the OSU Triathalon and Sailing clubs. Learn about his experience as an athlete and the acceptance from his teammates as an international student.

TaiwanHealthcare+ portal
(https://www.taiwan-healthcare.org/hot-topic?cpsHottopicSysid=CpsHottopic20170421134656252763002)
Taiwan’s API industry is of world-class standard, especially in the manufacturing of high-potency anti-cancer APIs, central nervous system APIs and intermediates, cholesterol/phosphate binders, vitamin derivatives, carbapenems, and injection drugs. In addition, many of these products are already leading in global market shares.
Whether you are seeking for chemical syntheses of small molecules or biological fermentation production, you will find Taiwan’s API manufacturers as professional and trustworthy partners. Taiwan’s API manufacturers were able to provide high-potency API processing and aseptic processing, and they have vertically integrated from the syntheses of intermediates to the production of injection drugs. Such capabilities allow these API manufacturers to offer comprehensive CRO and CMO services from the manufacturing of clinical drug substances to commercial products to international new drug development companies and multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers.
APIs manufactured in Taiwan have already entered the European, US, Japanese, Chinese, and other global markets through collaborations with multinational pharmaceutical companies such as Roche, Pfizer, and Sanofi. Since 2016, they have all been certified by Taiwan DOH for PIC/S GMP compliance to meet the highest international standard. In addition, Taiwan’s API manufacturers have obtained many DMF registrations and passed inspections by US FDA, EU EDQM, JapanPMD, South KoreaMFDS, AustraliaTGA, and other regulatory authorities worldwide.

published:02 May 2017

views:184345

(28 Sep 2018) LEADIN
Residents in Taiwan are getting an extra incentive to recycle their garbage - money.
The city of Tapiei has installed a smart recycling centre that refunds cash to a user's transport card when they recycle empty bottles and cans.
STORYLINE
This is an iTrash booth in Taipei City and it's a prototype service that lets people earn money from recycling their cans and bottles.
The initiative seeks to promote recycling while also giving residents more flexibility in how they dispose of their household garbage.
People living in the San-Ai Borough, can visit the 24 hour booth anytime to dispose of their waste and to also receive credit for doing it.
For every recyclable bottle or can, a user gets money back on their EasyCard, a smart card Taipei people use to ride on the MRT (MassRapidTransportation).
Huang, a 45-year-old woman living in the neighborhood, who is using the iTrash booth for the first time, welcomes the new service.
"It is very near to my house. I can collect cash on my EasyCard, and contribute to the protection of environment, so I think it is quite convenient. By doing this, I contribute to save our Earth, and I am reimbursed with cash on my EasyCard. I think this is really convenient," she says.
The iTrash booth takes both kitchen wastes and recyclables. With EasyCards, people pay to throw away kitchen waste, and they get refunds for recycling.
With little space for landfills and limited incineration options, crowded Taiwan has for decades required strict separation of paper, plastic, metal and kitchen scraps.
However, many residents must haul their waste to garbage trucks that circulate twice a day and keep the trash at home if they miss the trucks.
The developer plans to build iTrash booths around Taipei City, if this prototype is successful.
Jewel Liu, Vice-General manager at Hao-Yang Environmental Science Ltd, which makes iTrash booths says: "One single booth collects around 200 kilogram of waste. We intend to create around 10,000 iTrash booths around Taipei, so that every Taipei citizen could recycle at the machines. By then, the services provided by iTrash could be more complete and be part of Taipei City's smartcity ideals."
Hsu, a 38-year-old electrical engineer living in the neighborhood, also welcomes the initiative.
"I think it is very convenient. For example, I leave work after 8pm or 9pm, and garbage collecting trucks are all gone at that time. But I can come here anytime I want, and I collect cash for my EasyCard. It is also easy to use."
Lee Wei-bin, Taipei City Government's Department of Information TechnologyCommissioner says: "People can arrange their life as they wish. They do not have to wait for the garbage truck at a certain hour in the evening near their home, otherwise throwing garbage away has to wait for another day (if they miss the garbage truck). Then about recycling. If a community management is in charge, then it is okay. But what if there is not? So iTrash can also help with recycling. And users get directly refunded with cash on their EasyCard. People can be in full control of their schedule, and they do not have to worry about storing garbage in their house."
Lee says the feedback is positive, and that borough chiefs and city councillors are asking him to build more of the booths in their districts.
Chen Jen-chih, the San-Ai Borough chief who owns a Chinese medicine pharmacy, says the service is positive because it is boosting people's awareness on environmental protection.
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Taipei

Taipei (/ˌtaɪˈpeɪ/, literally means "North of Tai(wan)"), officially known as Taipei City (Chinese:臺北市 or 台北市; pinyin:Táiběi Shì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Tâi-pak Chhī), is the capital city and a special municipality of Taiwan. Sitting at the northern tip of Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City. It is about 25km (16mi) southwest of the northern port city Keelung. The city is mostly located on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed bounded by the two relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.

The city proper is home to an estimated population of 2,693,672 in 2009, forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 6,900,273, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world. The name "Taipei" can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or the city proper.

Taipei (novel)

Taipei is a 2013 novel by Tao Lin. It is his third novel, his first book in three years, and his seventh book overall.

Background

On August 15, 2011, The New York Observer reported that Lin had sold his third novel, then titled Taipei, Taiwan, to Vintage. Lin's agent, Bill Clegg, brokered the deal with editor Tim O'Connell based on "a 5000-word excerpt and a ~3-page outline", for "$50,000 with a $10,000 bonus if it earns out its advance." Lin reportedly chose Vintage after meeting with four other editors, including those at Little, Brown and Harper Perennial. Earlier that morning the Wall Street Journal broke the news and briefly interviewed Lin on his decision. Lin said, "Vintage/Knopf publishes most of my favorite writers: Lorrie Moore, Ann Beattie, Bret Easton Ellis."

Cover

On February 1, 2013, Entertainment Weekly debuted the cover. The article also included an interview with Lin, who said, of the autobiographical nature of the book:

The article did not comment on the cover, except to say that it was "shiny." Thought Catalog, in an article titled "The Cover For Tao Lin's New Novel Looks Sweet," wondered how it would appear: "The version online is a shiny gif. It will be interesting to see what the cover looks like on a physical copy." Apparently no critics recognized the gif cover as an apparent homage to the underground, avant-garde writer Bradley J. Milton, whose 'Huckleberry Milton' came out two years before.

Mahjong solitaire

Mahjong solitaire is a solitaire matching game that uses a set of mahjong tiles rather than cards. It is also known as Shanghai solitaire, electronic or computerized mahjong, solitaire mahjong and erroneously as mahjong. The tiles come from the four-player game known as mahjong.

Play

The 144 tiles are arranged in a special four-layer pattern with their faces upwards. A tile is said to be open or exposed if it can be moved either left or right without disturbing other tiles. The goal is to match open pairs of identical tiles and remove them from the board, exposing the tiles under them for play. The game is finished when all pairs of tiles have been removed from the board or when there are no exposed pairs remaining.

Tiles that are below other tiles cannot be seen. But by repeated undos and/or restarts which some programs offer, one gradually gets more and more information. Sometimes, tiles are only partially covered by other tiles, and the extent to which such tiles can be distinguished depends on the actual tile set. Playing Mahjong solitaire optimally in the sense to maximize the probability of removing all tiles is PSPACE-complete, and the game gets NP-complete when peeking below tiles is allowed.
A sample of 10,000,000 games with the default layout, 'the turtle' (see right), which were analyzed in about 40 hours on a single processor thread, revealed that between 2.95 and 2.96 percent of the turtles cannot be solved even if peeking is allowed.

Taiwan is a tilted fault block, characterized by the contrast between the eastern two-thirds, consisting mostly of five rugged mountain ranges parallel to the east coast, and the flat to gently rolling plains of the western third, where most of Taiwan's population reside. There are several peaks over 3,500m, the highest being Yu Shan at 3,952 metres (12,966ft), making Taiwan the world's fourth-highest island. The tectonic boundary that formed these ranges is still active, and the island experiences many earthquakes, a few of them highly destructive. There are also many active submarine volcanoes in the Taiwan Straits.

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1:46

A Walk in Taipei (Shopping at Watson)

A Walk in Taipei (Shopping at Watson)

A Walk in Taipei (Shopping at Watson)

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A Day in Taipei. A glimpse inside a Taiwanese shopping trip. We are inside of a store called Watson's. Best way to describe it is a Walgreens (without a pharmacy) mostly based around personal care items / cosmetics.

12:47

(8) Instant healing on pain & aches at a pharmacy in Taipei during charity healing tour

(8) Instant healing on pain & aches at a pharmacy in Taipei during charity healing tour

(8) Instant healing on pain & aches at a pharmacy in Taipei during charity healing tour

Sept 24, 2014, Neihu, Taipei
www.InstantHealer.com
www.facebook.com/groups/instanthealer
FreeInstantHealing given in Neihu, Taipei as more and more kinds of pain, aches, discomforts and heaviness are relieved instantly without use of drugs, tools, nor qi-gong, reiki, massage etc
Credits:
Venue was provided by the generosity and courtesy of Pharmacist Chang of DaTianDa Pharmacy on 55 XingYun Road, Neihu, Taipei.
and to ALL those who brought their friends to the healing, as without your spreading the words, they will remain in the dark and with their everlasting pain ...Thank You for Watching and thank you for subscribing. Your subscription to this channel will keep you informed as we tour near your city to invite you for a free healing.

Japanese drugstore Matsumotokiyoshi to open first Taiwan store on Oct. 4

Japanese drugstore Matsumotokiyoshi to open first Taiwan store on Oct. 4

Japanese drugstore Matsumotokiyoshi to open first Taiwan store on Oct. 4

A Japanese drugstore giant is looking to make inroads to Taiwan. Matsu-moto-kiyoshi, which has more than 1,600 stores worldwide, opened its first Taiwan location in Taipei, in the city''s trendy downtown East District. The store heavily features Japanese cosmetics, and it lets customers try out their newfangled beauty products before they buy. Its grand opening sets up a showdown with the other big Japanese drugstores in town for the hearts - and the pocketbooks - of Taiwanese shoppers.Enter the store and you’ll find shelves stocked to the brim with Japanese cosmetics and skincare products. Matsumotokiyoshi is the biggest drug and cosmetics chain in Japan, with over 1,000 stores in the country. It hopes to gain a foothold in Taiwan and thinks that Taipei’s East District is just the place to do it.The retailer says it’s brought the authentic Matsumotokiyoshi experience to Taipei and will offer free in-store makeovers by professional makeup artists from Japan. The store opens on Oct. 4 and takes aim at the Taiwan market’s appetite for Japanese beauty products.Yasunori Hayashi Taiwan Matsumotokiyoshi PresidentThe Taiwanese frequently shop at Matsumotokiyoshi stores. They really like Matsumotokiyoshi, so we decided to just come here and give something back to Taiwanese consumers.The new store will arrive in Taiwan to face competition from the Taiwanese retailer Japan Medical, along with the Japanese brand Tomod’s.Wu Ping-iTomod''s assistant managerWe don’t only focus on makeup or common health foods. We even have household supplies and food. The new drugstore will become the third big player in Taiwan’s Japanese pharmacy market, and it will fire its opening salvo in the battle for shoppers on Oct. 4.

What would you do if you happened to suffer from athlete's foot and the itching flared up while you were shopping in a drugstore, but you had no money on you?
A 42-year-old Taiwanese woman from Taipei surnamed Guo was visiting a local drugstore late on Wednesday, but had forgotten to bring any money.
The itching caused by her athlete's foot got so bad she felt she had no choice but to steal a bottle of Lamisil Spray.
Guo tripped the alarm as she began to leave the store and was stopped by a shop clerk.
The clerk found the bottle in her purse and called the police.
Guo explained to police that she had athlete's foot and happened to get a sudden itch while in the store. She claimed to have forgotten to bring any money and that the itching became so unbearable that she felt forced to steal the item.
Despite the odd nature of the case Guo was still charged with theft.
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2:57

TAIWAN: TAIPEI: PEOPLE ARE BECOMING IMMUNE TO ANTIBIOTICS

TAIWAN: TAIPEI: PEOPLE ARE BECOMING IMMUNE TO ANTIBIOTICS

TAIWAN: TAIPEI: PEOPLE ARE BECOMING IMMUNE TO ANTIBIOTICS

Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Taiwanese are taking so many antibiotics that they are becoming immune to their effects and run the risk of succumbing to even the most basic infection
Taiwan spends more than 200 million U-S dollars a year on antibiotics.
Doctors and patients regard them as a cure-all for most illnesses.
At this large hospital in central Taipei - hundreds of Taiwanese come here to collect their medical prescriptions every day.
For many the recommendation will be a course in antibiotics.
Antibiotics are probably the most popular medicine in Taiwan.
Many Taiwanese believe that the stronger the better - but few realise the complications involved.
The government's Department of Health said that consumption of antibiotics totals more than 6 billion Taiwan dollars (equivalent to 218 million U-S dollars) annually, or about 16 percent of Taiwan's consumption of all medicines.
The figure reflects Taiwan's affluence and a willingness to pay for the most expensive treatments available.
Patients believe price determines effectiveness and many doctors are unwilling to deny them medication.
The result - overpriced and incorrect dosages.
But some doctors fear the abuse of anti-biotics is leading to something more serious - a growing antibacterial resistance to many of the anti-biotics on the taiwanese market.
There is concern that antibiotics here will no longer be an effective weapon against bacteria.
A recent study shows that bacterial resistance to anti-biotics in Taiwan ranges from 50 to 90 per cent.
Many low level anti-biotics here have become useless - and the level of resistance may have become the highest in the world.
SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin)
"Doctors in infection-related fields may be the ones having the strongest sense of crisis now. Most of the infection specialists are having very serious sense of crisis, and many of the opinion leaders in this field are calling for attention on this."
SUPERCAPTION: DoctorChang Shan-chwen, National Taiwan University Hospital
Due to an outdated medical system and weak law enforcement, locals can get anti- biotics without prescription in any drug store - despite a law fining those selling this kind of medicine without prescription up to 150,000 Taiwan dollars (5,454 U-S dollars).
Drug stores say they sell anti-biotics illegally because doctors only issue prescriptions for dispensaries in their own hospitals to insure an income for the hospital.
The misconceptions over anti-biotics are equally strong amongst many of the medical profession, especially in small clinics.
Instead of starting with low-level anti-biotics, many doctors here prescribe strong doses immediately - hoping for a quick recovery of the patient and a reputation for themselves.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"But they do not have a laboratory, bacteriology laboratory to find what kind of bacteria, what kind of anti-biotics is effective, they don't. So in this situation, in order to avoid legal problem, because some of them are not well-trained, they are not confident. So in this case, they just use expensive anti-biotics, to cover all bacteria. Of course it's effective, but expensive. you see what I mean?"
SUPER CAPTION: Doctor Lee Sai-cheong, Chang GungMemorial Hospital, Taipei
The problem for doctors is that as resistance grows, fewer effective anti-biotics are left on the market.
Specialists say mutation of bacteria is faster than pharmaceutical development, as no impressive breakthroughs have been reported on combatting bacteria in the past 10 years.
Taiwan's Department of Health is trying to raise people's awareness on the dangers of overuse by releasing research data on bacterial resistance.
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2:27

Meet Evwin, a Pharmacy Student and Athlete from Taiwan

Meet Evwin, a Pharmacy Student and Athlete from Taiwan

Meet Evwin, a Pharmacy Student and Athlete from Taiwan

Meet Evwin, a Taiwanese student studying pharmacy and member of the OSU Triathalon and Sailing clubs. Learn about his experience as an athlete and the acceptance from his teammates as an international student.

TaiwanHealthcare+ portal
(https://www.taiwan-healthcare.org/hot-topic?cpsHottopicSysid=CpsHottopic20170421134656252763002)
Taiwan’s API industry is of world-class standard, especially in the manufacturing of high-potency anti-cancer APIs, central nervous system APIs and intermediates, cholesterol/phosphate binders, vitamin derivatives, carbapenems, and injection drugs. In addition, many of these products are already leading in global market shares.
Whether you are seeking for chemical syntheses of small molecules or biological fermentation production, you will find Taiwan’s API manufacturers as professional and trustworthy partners. Taiwan’s API manufacturers were able to provide high-potency API processing and aseptic processing, and they have vertically integrated from the syntheses of intermediates to the production of injection drugs. Such capabilities allow these API manufacturers to offer comprehensive CRO and CMO services from the manufacturing of clinical drug substances to commercial products to international new drug development companies and multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers.
APIs manufactured in Taiwan have already entered the European, US, Japanese, Chinese, and other global markets through collaborations with multinational pharmaceutical companies such as Roche, Pfizer, and Sanofi. Since 2016, they have all been certified by Taiwan DOH for PIC/S GMP compliance to meet the highest international standard. In addition, Taiwan’s API manufacturers have obtained many DMF registrations and passed inspections by US FDA, EU EDQM, JapanPMD, South KoreaMFDS, AustraliaTGA, and other regulatory authorities worldwide.

4:59

Taiwanese use new machines to exchange trash for cash

Taiwanese use new machines to exchange trash for cash

Taiwanese use new machines to exchange trash for cash

(28 Sep 2018) LEADIN
Residents in Taiwan are getting an extra incentive to recycle their garbage - money.
The city of Tapiei has installed a smart recycling centre that refunds cash to a user's transport card when they recycle empty bottles and cans.
STORYLINE
This is an iTrash booth in Taipei City and it's a prototype service that lets people earn money from recycling their cans and bottles.
The initiative seeks to promote recycling while also giving residents more flexibility in how they dispose of their household garbage.
People living in the San-Ai Borough, can visit the 24 hour booth anytime to dispose of their waste and to also receive credit for doing it.
For every recyclable bottle or can, a user gets money back on their EasyCard, a smart card Taipei people use to ride on the MRT (MassRapidTransportation).
Huang, a 45-year-old woman living in the neighborhood, who is using the iTrash booth for the first time, welcomes the new service.
"It is very near to my house. I can collect cash on my EasyCard, and contribute to the protection of environment, so I think it is quite convenient. By doing this, I contribute to save our Earth, and I am reimbursed with cash on my EasyCard. I think this is really convenient," she says.
The iTrash booth takes both kitchen wastes and recyclables. With EasyCards, people pay to throw away kitchen waste, and they get refunds for recycling.
With little space for landfills and limited incineration options, crowded Taiwan has for decades required strict separation of paper, plastic, metal and kitchen scraps.
However, many residents must haul their waste to garbage trucks that circulate twice a day and keep the trash at home if they miss the trucks.
The developer plans to build iTrash booths around Taipei City, if this prototype is successful.
Jewel Liu, Vice-General manager at Hao-Yang Environmental Science Ltd, which makes iTrash booths says: "One single booth collects around 200 kilogram of waste. We intend to create around 10,000 iTrash booths around Taipei, so that every Taipei citizen could recycle at the machines. By then, the services provided by iTrash could be more complete and be part of Taipei City's smartcity ideals."
Hsu, a 38-year-old electrical engineer living in the neighborhood, also welcomes the initiative.
"I think it is very convenient. For example, I leave work after 8pm or 9pm, and garbage collecting trucks are all gone at that time. But I can come here anytime I want, and I collect cash for my EasyCard. It is also easy to use."
Lee Wei-bin, Taipei City Government's Department of Information TechnologyCommissioner says: "People can arrange their life as they wish. They do not have to wait for the garbage truck at a certain hour in the evening near their home, otherwise throwing garbage away has to wait for another day (if they miss the garbage truck). Then about recycling. If a community management is in charge, then it is okay. But what if there is not? So iTrash can also help with recycling. And users get directly refunded with cash on their EasyCard. People can be in full control of their schedule, and they do not have to worry about storing garbage in their house."
Lee says the feedback is positive, and that borough chiefs and city councillors are asking him to build more of the booths in their districts.
Chen Jen-chih, the San-Ai Borough chief who owns a Chinese medicine pharmacy, says the service is positive because it is boosting people's awareness on environmental protection.
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Become a Pharmacy Preceptor - free online course at FutureLearn.com

Become a Pharmacy Preceptor - free online course at FutureLearn.com

Become a Pharmacy Preceptor - free online course at FutureLearn.com

Sign up now at http://bit.ly/2j8naGT ‘Become a Pharmacy Preceptor’ is a free online course by Taipei Medical Centre on FutureLearn.com
Good internship programs are vital for training healthcare providers well - that’s why effective pharmacy preceptors, the teachers who guide students through their pharmacy training, are so important.
This course will provide those looking to to be internship preceptors, in the context of pharmacy education, with basic knowledge about pharmacy precepting.
#FLpreceptor
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TMU pharmacy students in University of Illinois at Chicago

A Walk in Taipei (Shopping at Watson)

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A Day in Taipei. A glimpse inside a Taiwanese shopping trip. We are inside of a store called Watson's. Best way to describe it is a Walgreens (without a pharmacy) mostly based around personal care items / cosmetics.

published: 26 Dec 2016

(8) Instant healing on pain & aches at a pharmacy in Taipei during charity healing tour

Sept 24, 2014, Neihu, Taipei
www.InstantHealer.com
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FreeInstantHealing given in Neihu, Taipei as more and more kinds of pain, aches, discomforts and heaviness are relieved instantly without use of drugs, tools, nor qi-gong, reiki, massage etc
Credits:
Venue was provided by the generosity and courtesy of Pharmacist Chang of DaTianDa Pharmacy on 55 XingYun Road, Neihu, Taipei.
and to ALL those who brought their friends to the healing, as without your spreading the words, they will remain in the dark and with their everlasting pain ...Thank You for Watching and thank you for subscribing. Your subscription to this channel will keep you informed as we tour near your city to invite you for a free healing.

Japanese drugstore Matsumotokiyoshi to open first Taiwan store on Oct. 4

A Japanese drugstore giant is looking to make inroads to Taiwan. Matsu-moto-kiyoshi, which has more than 1,600 stores worldwide, opened its first Taiwan location in Taipei, in the city''s trendy downtown East District. The store heavily features Japanese cosmetics, and it lets customers try out their newfangled beauty products before they buy. Its grand opening sets up a showdown with the other big Japanese drugstores in town for the hearts - and the pocketbooks - of Taiwanese shoppers.Enter the store and you’ll find shelves stocked to the brim with Japanese cosmetics and skincare products. Matsumotokiyoshi is the biggest drug and cosmetics chain in Japan, with over 1,000 stores in the country. It hopes to gain a foothold in Taiwan and thinks that Taipei’s East District is just the place t...

What would you do if you happened to suffer from athlete's foot and the itching flared up while you were shopping in a drugstore, but you had no money on you?
A 42-year-old Taiwanese woman from Taipei surnamed Guo was visiting a local drugstore late on Wednesday, but had forgotten to bring any money.
The itching caused by her athlete's foot got so bad she felt she had no choice but to steal a bottle of Lamisil Spray.
Guo tripped the alarm as she began to leave the store and was stopped by a shop clerk.
The clerk found the bottle in her purse and called the police.
Guo explained to police that she had athlete's foot and happened to get a sudden itch while in the store. She claimed to have forgotten to bring any money and that the itching became so unbearable that she felt forced to s...

published: 06 Dec 2013

TAIWAN: TAIPEI: PEOPLE ARE BECOMING IMMUNE TO ANTIBIOTICS

Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Taiwanese are taking so many antibiotics that they are becoming immune to their effects and run the risk of succumbing to even the most basic infection
Taiwan spends more than 200 million U-S dollars a year on antibiotics.
Doctors and patients regard them as a cure-all for most illnesses.
At this large hospital in central Taipei - hundreds of Taiwanese come here to collect their medical prescriptions every day.
For many the recommendation will be a course in antibiotics.
Antibiotics are probably the most popular medicine in Taiwan.
Many Taiwanese believe that the stronger the better - but few realise the complications involved.
The government's Department of Health said that consumption of antibiotics totals more than 6 billion Taiwan dollars...

published: 21 Jul 2015

Meet Evwin, a Pharmacy Student and Athlete from Taiwan

Meet Evwin, a Taiwanese student studying pharmacy and member of the OSU Triathalon and Sailing clubs. Learn about his experience as an athlete and the acceptance from his teammates as an international student.

Taipei Medical University Introduction 2017-Indian version

TaiwanHealthcare+ portal
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Taiwan’s API industry is of world-class standard, especially in the manufacturing of high-potency anti-cancer APIs, central nervous system APIs and intermediates, cholesterol/phosphate binders, vitamin derivatives, carbapenems, and injection drugs. In addition, many of these products are already leading in global market shares.
Whether you are seeking for chemical syntheses of small molecules or biological fermentation production, you will find Taiwan’s API manufacturers as professional and trustworthy partners. Taiwan’s API manufacturers were able to provide high-potency API processing and aseptic processing, and they have vertically integrated from the syntheses ...

published: 02 May 2017

Taiwanese use new machines to exchange trash for cash

(28 Sep 2018) LEADIN
Residents in Taiwan are getting an extra incentive to recycle their garbage - money.
The city of Tapiei has installed a smart recycling centre that refunds cash to a user's transport card when they recycle empty bottles and cans.
STORYLINE
This is an iTrash booth in Taipei City and it's a prototype service that lets people earn money from recycling their cans and bottles.
The initiative seeks to promote recycling while also giving residents more flexibility in how they dispose of their household garbage.
People living in the San-Ai Borough, can visit the 24 hour booth anytime to dispose of their waste and to also receive credit for doing it.
For every recyclable bottle or can, a user gets money back on their EasyCard, a smart card Taipei people use to ride...

published: 03 Oct 2018

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Sign up now at http://bit.ly/2j8naGT ‘Become a Pharmacy Preceptor’ is a free online course by Taipei Medical Centre on FutureLearn.com
Good internship programs are vital for training healthcare providers well - that’s why effective pharmacy preceptors, the teachers who guide students through their pharmacy training, are so important.
This course will provide those looking to to be internship preceptors, in the context of pharmacy education, with basic knowledge about pharmacy precepting.
#FLpreceptor
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Our Filmmaking Gear Kit: http://bit.ly/2DZPLVh
A Day in Taipei. A glimpse inside a Taiwanese shopping trip. We are inside of a store called Watson's. Best way to describe it is a Walgreens (without a pharmacy) mostly based around personal care items / cosmetics.

Our Filmmaking Gear Kit: http://bit.ly/2DZPLVh
A Day in Taipei. A glimpse inside a Taiwanese shopping trip. We are inside of a store called Watson's. Best way to describe it is a Walgreens (without a pharmacy) mostly based around personal care items / cosmetics.

Sept 24, 2014, Neihu, Taipei
www.InstantHealer.com
www.facebook.com/groups/instanthealer
FreeInstantHealing given in Neihu, Taipei as more and more kinds of pain, aches, discomforts and heaviness are relieved instantly without use of drugs, tools, nor qi-gong, reiki, massage etc
Credits:
Venue was provided by the generosity and courtesy of Pharmacist Chang of DaTianDa Pharmacy on 55 XingYun Road, Neihu, Taipei.
and to ALL those who brought their friends to the healing, as without your spreading the words, they will remain in the dark and with their everlasting pain ...Thank You for Watching and thank you for subscribing. Your subscription to this channel will keep you informed as we tour near your city to invite you for a free healing.

Sept 24, 2014, Neihu, Taipei
www.InstantHealer.com
www.facebook.com/groups/instanthealer
FreeInstantHealing given in Neihu, Taipei as more and more kinds of pain, aches, discomforts and heaviness are relieved instantly without use of drugs, tools, nor qi-gong, reiki, massage etc
Credits:
Venue was provided by the generosity and courtesy of Pharmacist Chang of DaTianDa Pharmacy on 55 XingYun Road, Neihu, Taipei.
and to ALL those who brought their friends to the healing, as without your spreading the words, they will remain in the dark and with their everlasting pain ...Thank You for Watching and thank you for subscribing. Your subscription to this channel will keep you informed as we tour near your city to invite you for a free healing.

Japanese drugstore Matsumotokiyoshi to open first Taiwan store on Oct. 4

A Japanese drugstore giant is looking to make inroads to Taiwan. Matsu-moto-kiyoshi, which has more than 1,600 stores worldwide, opened its first Taiwan locatio...

A Japanese drugstore giant is looking to make inroads to Taiwan. Matsu-moto-kiyoshi, which has more than 1,600 stores worldwide, opened its first Taiwan location in Taipei, in the city''s trendy downtown East District. The store heavily features Japanese cosmetics, and it lets customers try out their newfangled beauty products before they buy. Its grand opening sets up a showdown with the other big Japanese drugstores in town for the hearts - and the pocketbooks - of Taiwanese shoppers.Enter the store and you’ll find shelves stocked to the brim with Japanese cosmetics and skincare products. Matsumotokiyoshi is the biggest drug and cosmetics chain in Japan, with over 1,000 stores in the country. It hopes to gain a foothold in Taiwan and thinks that Taipei’s East District is just the place to do it.The retailer says it’s brought the authentic Matsumotokiyoshi experience to Taipei and will offer free in-store makeovers by professional makeup artists from Japan. The store opens on Oct. 4 and takes aim at the Taiwan market’s appetite for Japanese beauty products.Yasunori Hayashi Taiwan Matsumotokiyoshi PresidentThe Taiwanese frequently shop at Matsumotokiyoshi stores. They really like Matsumotokiyoshi, so we decided to just come here and give something back to Taiwanese consumers.The new store will arrive in Taiwan to face competition from the Taiwanese retailer Japan Medical, along with the Japanese brand Tomod’s.Wu Ping-iTomod''s assistant managerWe don’t only focus on makeup or common health foods. We even have household supplies and food. The new drugstore will become the third big player in Taiwan’s Japanese pharmacy market, and it will fire its opening salvo in the battle for shoppers on Oct. 4.

A Japanese drugstore giant is looking to make inroads to Taiwan. Matsu-moto-kiyoshi, which has more than 1,600 stores worldwide, opened its first Taiwan location in Taipei, in the city''s trendy downtown East District. The store heavily features Japanese cosmetics, and it lets customers try out their newfangled beauty products before they buy. Its grand opening sets up a showdown with the other big Japanese drugstores in town for the hearts - and the pocketbooks - of Taiwanese shoppers.Enter the store and you’ll find shelves stocked to the brim with Japanese cosmetics and skincare products. Matsumotokiyoshi is the biggest drug and cosmetics chain in Japan, with over 1,000 stores in the country. It hopes to gain a foothold in Taiwan and thinks that Taipei’s East District is just the place to do it.The retailer says it’s brought the authentic Matsumotokiyoshi experience to Taipei and will offer free in-store makeovers by professional makeup artists from Japan. The store opens on Oct. 4 and takes aim at the Taiwan market’s appetite for Japanese beauty products.Yasunori Hayashi Taiwan Matsumotokiyoshi PresidentThe Taiwanese frequently shop at Matsumotokiyoshi stores. They really like Matsumotokiyoshi, so we decided to just come here and give something back to Taiwanese consumers.The new store will arrive in Taiwan to face competition from the Taiwanese retailer Japan Medical, along with the Japanese brand Tomod’s.Wu Ping-iTomod''s assistant managerWe don’t only focus on makeup or common health foods. We even have household supplies and food. The new drugstore will become the third big player in Taiwan’s Japanese pharmacy market, and it will fire its opening salvo in the battle for shoppers on Oct. 4.

What would you do if you happened to suffer from athlete's foot and the itching flared up while you were shopping in a drugstore, but you had no money on you?
...

What would you do if you happened to suffer from athlete's foot and the itching flared up while you were shopping in a drugstore, but you had no money on you?
A 42-year-old Taiwanese woman from Taipei surnamed Guo was visiting a local drugstore late on Wednesday, but had forgotten to bring any money.
The itching caused by her athlete's foot got so bad she felt she had no choice but to steal a bottle of Lamisil Spray.
Guo tripped the alarm as she began to leave the store and was stopped by a shop clerk.
The clerk found the bottle in her purse and called the police.
Guo explained to police that she had athlete's foot and happened to get a sudden itch while in the store. She claimed to have forgotten to bring any money and that the itching became so unbearable that she felt forced to steal the item.
Despite the odd nature of the case Guo was still charged with theft.
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What would you do if you happened to suffer from athlete's foot and the itching flared up while you were shopping in a drugstore, but you had no money on you?
A 42-year-old Taiwanese woman from Taipei surnamed Guo was visiting a local drugstore late on Wednesday, but had forgotten to bring any money.
The itching caused by her athlete's foot got so bad she felt she had no choice but to steal a bottle of Lamisil Spray.
Guo tripped the alarm as she began to leave the store and was stopped by a shop clerk.
The clerk found the bottle in her purse and called the police.
Guo explained to police that she had athlete's foot and happened to get a sudden itch while in the store. She claimed to have forgotten to bring any money and that the itching became so unbearable that she felt forced to steal the item.
Despite the odd nature of the case Guo was still charged with theft.
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TAIWAN: TAIPEI: PEOPLE ARE BECOMING IMMUNE TO ANTIBIOTICS

Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Taiwanese are taking so many antibiotics that they are becoming immune to their effects and run the risk of succumbing to even the most bas...

Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Taiwanese are taking so many antibiotics that they are becoming immune to their effects and run the risk of succumbing to even the most basic infection
Taiwan spends more than 200 million U-S dollars a year on antibiotics.
Doctors and patients regard them as a cure-all for most illnesses.
At this large hospital in central Taipei - hundreds of Taiwanese come here to collect their medical prescriptions every day.
For many the recommendation will be a course in antibiotics.
Antibiotics are probably the most popular medicine in Taiwan.
Many Taiwanese believe that the stronger the better - but few realise the complications involved.
The government's Department of Health said that consumption of antibiotics totals more than 6 billion Taiwan dollars (equivalent to 218 million U-S dollars) annually, or about 16 percent of Taiwan's consumption of all medicines.
The figure reflects Taiwan's affluence and a willingness to pay for the most expensive treatments available.
Patients believe price determines effectiveness and many doctors are unwilling to deny them medication.
The result - overpriced and incorrect dosages.
But some doctors fear the abuse of anti-biotics is leading to something more serious - a growing antibacterial resistance to many of the anti-biotics on the taiwanese market.
There is concern that antibiotics here will no longer be an effective weapon against bacteria.
A recent study shows that bacterial resistance to anti-biotics in Taiwan ranges from 50 to 90 per cent.
Many low level anti-biotics here have become useless - and the level of resistance may have become the highest in the world.
SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin)
"Doctors in infection-related fields may be the ones having the strongest sense of crisis now. Most of the infection specialists are having very serious sense of crisis, and many of the opinion leaders in this field are calling for attention on this."
SUPERCAPTION: DoctorChang Shan-chwen, National Taiwan University Hospital
Due to an outdated medical system and weak law enforcement, locals can get anti- biotics without prescription in any drug store - despite a law fining those selling this kind of medicine without prescription up to 150,000 Taiwan dollars (5,454 U-S dollars).
Drug stores say they sell anti-biotics illegally because doctors only issue prescriptions for dispensaries in their own hospitals to insure an income for the hospital.
The misconceptions over anti-biotics are equally strong amongst many of the medical profession, especially in small clinics.
Instead of starting with low-level anti-biotics, many doctors here prescribe strong doses immediately - hoping for a quick recovery of the patient and a reputation for themselves.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"But they do not have a laboratory, bacteriology laboratory to find what kind of bacteria, what kind of anti-biotics is effective, they don't. So in this situation, in order to avoid legal problem, because some of them are not well-trained, they are not confident. So in this case, they just use expensive anti-biotics, to cover all bacteria. Of course it's effective, but expensive. you see what I mean?"
SUPER CAPTION: Doctor Lee Sai-cheong, Chang GungMemorial Hospital, Taipei
The problem for doctors is that as resistance grows, fewer effective anti-biotics are left on the market.
Specialists say mutation of bacteria is faster than pharmaceutical development, as no impressive breakthroughs have been reported on combatting bacteria in the past 10 years.
Taiwan's Department of Health is trying to raise people's awareness on the dangers of overuse by releasing research data on bacterial resistance.
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Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Taiwanese are taking so many antibiotics that they are becoming immune to their effects and run the risk of succumbing to even the most basic infection
Taiwan spends more than 200 million U-S dollars a year on antibiotics.
Doctors and patients regard them as a cure-all for most illnesses.
At this large hospital in central Taipei - hundreds of Taiwanese come here to collect their medical prescriptions every day.
For many the recommendation will be a course in antibiotics.
Antibiotics are probably the most popular medicine in Taiwan.
Many Taiwanese believe that the stronger the better - but few realise the complications involved.
The government's Department of Health said that consumption of antibiotics totals more than 6 billion Taiwan dollars (equivalent to 218 million U-S dollars) annually, or about 16 percent of Taiwan's consumption of all medicines.
The figure reflects Taiwan's affluence and a willingness to pay for the most expensive treatments available.
Patients believe price determines effectiveness and many doctors are unwilling to deny them medication.
The result - overpriced and incorrect dosages.
But some doctors fear the abuse of anti-biotics is leading to something more serious - a growing antibacterial resistance to many of the anti-biotics on the taiwanese market.
There is concern that antibiotics here will no longer be an effective weapon against bacteria.
A recent study shows that bacterial resistance to anti-biotics in Taiwan ranges from 50 to 90 per cent.
Many low level anti-biotics here have become useless - and the level of resistance may have become the highest in the world.
SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin)
"Doctors in infection-related fields may be the ones having the strongest sense of crisis now. Most of the infection specialists are having very serious sense of crisis, and many of the opinion leaders in this field are calling for attention on this."
SUPERCAPTION: DoctorChang Shan-chwen, National Taiwan University Hospital
Due to an outdated medical system and weak law enforcement, locals can get anti- biotics without prescription in any drug store - despite a law fining those selling this kind of medicine without prescription up to 150,000 Taiwan dollars (5,454 U-S dollars).
Drug stores say they sell anti-biotics illegally because doctors only issue prescriptions for dispensaries in their own hospitals to insure an income for the hospital.
The misconceptions over anti-biotics are equally strong amongst many of the medical profession, especially in small clinics.
Instead of starting with low-level anti-biotics, many doctors here prescribe strong doses immediately - hoping for a quick recovery of the patient and a reputation for themselves.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"But they do not have a laboratory, bacteriology laboratory to find what kind of bacteria, what kind of anti-biotics is effective, they don't. So in this situation, in order to avoid legal problem, because some of them are not well-trained, they are not confident. So in this case, they just use expensive anti-biotics, to cover all bacteria. Of course it's effective, but expensive. you see what I mean?"
SUPER CAPTION: Doctor Lee Sai-cheong, Chang GungMemorial Hospital, Taipei
The problem for doctors is that as resistance grows, fewer effective anti-biotics are left on the market.
Specialists say mutation of bacteria is faster than pharmaceutical development, as no impressive breakthroughs have been reported on combatting bacteria in the past 10 years.
Taiwan's Department of Health is trying to raise people's awareness on the dangers of overuse by releasing research data on bacterial resistance.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/ed79a81b47e46c033be49b6a063a143e
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Meet Evwin, a Pharmacy Student and Athlete from Taiwan

Meet Evwin, a Taiwanese student studying pharmacy and member of the OSU Triathalon and Sailing clubs. Learn about his experience as an athlete and the acceptanc...

Meet Evwin, a Taiwanese student studying pharmacy and member of the OSU Triathalon and Sailing clubs. Learn about his experience as an athlete and the acceptance from his teammates as an international student.

Meet Evwin, a Taiwanese student studying pharmacy and member of the OSU Triathalon and Sailing clubs. Learn about his experience as an athlete and the acceptance from his teammates as an international student.

TaiwanHealthcare+ portal
(https://www.taiwan-healthcare.org/hot-topic?cpsHottopicSysid=CpsHottopic20170421134656252763002)
Taiwan’s API industry is of world-class standard, especially in the manufacturing of high-potency anti-cancer APIs, central nervous system APIs and intermediates, cholesterol/phosphate binders, vitamin derivatives, carbapenems, and injection drugs. In addition, many of these products are already leading in global market shares.
Whether you are seeking for chemical syntheses of small molecules or biological fermentation production, you will find Taiwan’s API manufacturers as professional and trustworthy partners. Taiwan’s API manufacturers were able to provide high-potency API processing and aseptic processing, and they have vertically integrated from the syntheses of intermediates to the production of injection drugs. Such capabilities allow these API manufacturers to offer comprehensive CRO and CMO services from the manufacturing of clinical drug substances to commercial products to international new drug development companies and multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers.
APIs manufactured in Taiwan have already entered the European, US, Japanese, Chinese, and other global markets through collaborations with multinational pharmaceutical companies such as Roche, Pfizer, and Sanofi. Since 2016, they have all been certified by Taiwan DOH for PIC/S GMP compliance to meet the highest international standard. In addition, Taiwan’s API manufacturers have obtained many DMF registrations and passed inspections by US FDA, EU EDQM, JapanPMD, South KoreaMFDS, AustraliaTGA, and other regulatory authorities worldwide.

TaiwanHealthcare+ portal
(https://www.taiwan-healthcare.org/hot-topic?cpsHottopicSysid=CpsHottopic20170421134656252763002)
Taiwan’s API industry is of world-class standard, especially in the manufacturing of high-potency anti-cancer APIs, central nervous system APIs and intermediates, cholesterol/phosphate binders, vitamin derivatives, carbapenems, and injection drugs. In addition, many of these products are already leading in global market shares.
Whether you are seeking for chemical syntheses of small molecules or biological fermentation production, you will find Taiwan’s API manufacturers as professional and trustworthy partners. Taiwan’s API manufacturers were able to provide high-potency API processing and aseptic processing, and they have vertically integrated from the syntheses of intermediates to the production of injection drugs. Such capabilities allow these API manufacturers to offer comprehensive CRO and CMO services from the manufacturing of clinical drug substances to commercial products to international new drug development companies and multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers.
APIs manufactured in Taiwan have already entered the European, US, Japanese, Chinese, and other global markets through collaborations with multinational pharmaceutical companies such as Roche, Pfizer, and Sanofi. Since 2016, they have all been certified by Taiwan DOH for PIC/S GMP compliance to meet the highest international standard. In addition, Taiwan’s API manufacturers have obtained many DMF registrations and passed inspections by US FDA, EU EDQM, JapanPMD, South KoreaMFDS, AustraliaTGA, and other regulatory authorities worldwide.

Taiwanese use new machines to exchange trash for cash

(28 Sep 2018) LEADIN
Residents in Taiwan are getting an extra incentive to recycle their garbage - money.
The city of Tapiei has installed a smart recycling ...

(28 Sep 2018) LEADIN
Residents in Taiwan are getting an extra incentive to recycle their garbage - money.
The city of Tapiei has installed a smart recycling centre that refunds cash to a user's transport card when they recycle empty bottles and cans.
STORYLINE
This is an iTrash booth in Taipei City and it's a prototype service that lets people earn money from recycling their cans and bottles.
The initiative seeks to promote recycling while also giving residents more flexibility in how they dispose of their household garbage.
People living in the San-Ai Borough, can visit the 24 hour booth anytime to dispose of their waste and to also receive credit for doing it.
For every recyclable bottle or can, a user gets money back on their EasyCard, a smart card Taipei people use to ride on the MRT (MassRapidTransportation).
Huang, a 45-year-old woman living in the neighborhood, who is using the iTrash booth for the first time, welcomes the new service.
"It is very near to my house. I can collect cash on my EasyCard, and contribute to the protection of environment, so I think it is quite convenient. By doing this, I contribute to save our Earth, and I am reimbursed with cash on my EasyCard. I think this is really convenient," she says.
The iTrash booth takes both kitchen wastes and recyclables. With EasyCards, people pay to throw away kitchen waste, and they get refunds for recycling.
With little space for landfills and limited incineration options, crowded Taiwan has for decades required strict separation of paper, plastic, metal and kitchen scraps.
However, many residents must haul their waste to garbage trucks that circulate twice a day and keep the trash at home if they miss the trucks.
The developer plans to build iTrash booths around Taipei City, if this prototype is successful.
Jewel Liu, Vice-General manager at Hao-Yang Environmental Science Ltd, which makes iTrash booths says: "One single booth collects around 200 kilogram of waste. We intend to create around 10,000 iTrash booths around Taipei, so that every Taipei citizen could recycle at the machines. By then, the services provided by iTrash could be more complete and be part of Taipei City's smartcity ideals."
Hsu, a 38-year-old electrical engineer living in the neighborhood, also welcomes the initiative.
"I think it is very convenient. For example, I leave work after 8pm or 9pm, and garbage collecting trucks are all gone at that time. But I can come here anytime I want, and I collect cash for my EasyCard. It is also easy to use."
Lee Wei-bin, Taipei City Government's Department of Information TechnologyCommissioner says: "People can arrange their life as they wish. They do not have to wait for the garbage truck at a certain hour in the evening near their home, otherwise throwing garbage away has to wait for another day (if they miss the garbage truck). Then about recycling. If a community management is in charge, then it is okay. But what if there is not? So iTrash can also help with recycling. And users get directly refunded with cash on their EasyCard. People can be in full control of their schedule, and they do not have to worry about storing garbage in their house."
Lee says the feedback is positive, and that borough chiefs and city councillors are asking him to build more of the booths in their districts.
Chen Jen-chih, the San-Ai Borough chief who owns a Chinese medicine pharmacy, says the service is positive because it is boosting people's awareness on environmental protection.
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(28 Sep 2018) LEADIN
Residents in Taiwan are getting an extra incentive to recycle their garbage - money.
The city of Tapiei has installed a smart recycling centre that refunds cash to a user's transport card when they recycle empty bottles and cans.
STORYLINE
This is an iTrash booth in Taipei City and it's a prototype service that lets people earn money from recycling their cans and bottles.
The initiative seeks to promote recycling while also giving residents more flexibility in how they dispose of their household garbage.
People living in the San-Ai Borough, can visit the 24 hour booth anytime to dispose of their waste and to also receive credit for doing it.
For every recyclable bottle or can, a user gets money back on their EasyCard, a smart card Taipei people use to ride on the MRT (MassRapidTransportation).
Huang, a 45-year-old woman living in the neighborhood, who is using the iTrash booth for the first time, welcomes the new service.
"It is very near to my house. I can collect cash on my EasyCard, and contribute to the protection of environment, so I think it is quite convenient. By doing this, I contribute to save our Earth, and I am reimbursed with cash on my EasyCard. I think this is really convenient," she says.
The iTrash booth takes both kitchen wastes and recyclables. With EasyCards, people pay to throw away kitchen waste, and they get refunds for recycling.
With little space for landfills and limited incineration options, crowded Taiwan has for decades required strict separation of paper, plastic, metal and kitchen scraps.
However, many residents must haul their waste to garbage trucks that circulate twice a day and keep the trash at home if they miss the trucks.
The developer plans to build iTrash booths around Taipei City, if this prototype is successful.
Jewel Liu, Vice-General manager at Hao-Yang Environmental Science Ltd, which makes iTrash booths says: "One single booth collects around 200 kilogram of waste. We intend to create around 10,000 iTrash booths around Taipei, so that every Taipei citizen could recycle at the machines. By then, the services provided by iTrash could be more complete and be part of Taipei City's smartcity ideals."
Hsu, a 38-year-old electrical engineer living in the neighborhood, also welcomes the initiative.
"I think it is very convenient. For example, I leave work after 8pm or 9pm, and garbage collecting trucks are all gone at that time. But I can come here anytime I want, and I collect cash for my EasyCard. It is also easy to use."
Lee Wei-bin, Taipei City Government's Department of Information TechnologyCommissioner says: "People can arrange their life as they wish. They do not have to wait for the garbage truck at a certain hour in the evening near their home, otherwise throwing garbage away has to wait for another day (if they miss the garbage truck). Then about recycling. If a community management is in charge, then it is okay. But what if there is not? So iTrash can also help with recycling. And users get directly refunded with cash on their EasyCard. People can be in full control of their schedule, and they do not have to worry about storing garbage in their house."
Lee says the feedback is positive, and that borough chiefs and city councillors are asking him to build more of the booths in their districts.
Chen Jen-chih, the San-Ai Borough chief who owns a Chinese medicine pharmacy, says the service is positive because it is boosting people's awareness on environmental protection.
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Sign up now at http://bit.ly/2j8naGT ‘Become a Pharmacy Preceptor’ is a free online course by Taipei Medical Centre on FutureLearn.com
Good internship programs are vital for training healthcare providers well - that’s why effective pharmacy preceptors, the teachers who guide students through their pharmacy training, are so important.
This course will provide those looking to to be internship preceptors, in the context of pharmacy education, with basic knowledge about pharmacy precepting.
#FLpreceptor
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A Walk in Taipei (Shopping at Watson)

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A Day in Taipei. A glimpse inside a Taiwanese shopping trip. We are inside of a store called Watson's. Best way to describe it is a Walgreens (without a pharmacy) mostly based around personal care items / cosmetics.

(8) Instant healing on pain & aches at a pharmacy in Taipei during charity healing tour

Sept 24, 2014, Neihu, Taipei
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FreeInstantHealing given in Neihu, Taipei as more and more kinds of pain, aches, discomforts and heaviness are relieved instantly without use of drugs, tools, nor qi-gong, reiki, massage etc
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Venue was provided by the generosity and courtesy of Pharmacist Chang of DaTianDa Pharmacy on 55 XingYun Road, Neihu, Taipei.
and to ALL those who brought their friends to the healing, as without your spreading the words, they will remain in the dark and with their everlasting pain ...Thank You for Watching and thank you for subscribing. Your subscription to this channel will keep you informed as we tour near your city to invite you for a free healing.

Japanese drugstore Matsumotokiyoshi to open first Taiwan store on Oct. 4

A Japanese drugstore giant is looking to make inroads to Taiwan. Matsu-moto-kiyoshi, which has more than 1,600 stores worldwide, opened its first Taiwan location in Taipei, in the city''s trendy downtown East District. The store heavily features Japanese cosmetics, and it lets customers try out their newfangled beauty products before they buy. Its grand opening sets up a showdown with the other big Japanese drugstores in town for the hearts - and the pocketbooks - of Taiwanese shoppers.Enter the store and you’ll find shelves stocked to the brim with Japanese cosmetics and skincare products. Matsumotokiyoshi is the biggest drug and cosmetics chain in Japan, with over 1,000 stores in the country. It hopes to gain a foothold in Taiwan and thinks that Taipei’s East District is just the place to do it.The retailer says it’s brought the authentic Matsumotokiyoshi experience to Taipei and will offer free in-store makeovers by professional makeup artists from Japan. The store opens on Oct. 4 and takes aim at the Taiwan market’s appetite for Japanese beauty products.Yasunori Hayashi Taiwan Matsumotokiyoshi PresidentThe Taiwanese frequently shop at Matsumotokiyoshi stores. They really like Matsumotokiyoshi, so we decided to just come here and give something back to Taiwanese consumers.The new store will arrive in Taiwan to face competition from the Taiwanese retailer Japan Medical, along with the Japanese brand Tomod’s.Wu Ping-iTomod''s assistant managerWe don’t only focus on makeup or common health foods. We even have household supplies and food. The new drugstore will become the third big player in Taiwan’s Japanese pharmacy market, and it will fire its opening salvo in the battle for shoppers on Oct. 4.

What would you do if you happened to suffer from athlete's foot and the itching flared up while you were shopping in a drugstore, but you had no money on you?
A 42-year-old Taiwanese woman from Taipei surnamed Guo was visiting a local drugstore late on Wednesday, but had forgotten to bring any money.
The itching caused by her athlete's foot got so bad she felt she had no choice but to steal a bottle of Lamisil Spray.
Guo tripped the alarm as she began to leave the store and was stopped by a shop clerk.
The clerk found the bottle in her purse and called the police.
Guo explained to police that she had athlete's foot and happened to get a sudden itch while in the store. She claimed to have forgotten to bring any money and that the itching became so unbearable that she felt forced to steal the item.
Despite the odd nature of the case Guo was still charged with theft.
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TAIWAN: TAIPEI: PEOPLE ARE BECOMING IMMUNE TO ANTIBIOTICS

Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Taiwanese are taking so many antibiotics that they are becoming immune to their effects and run the risk of succumbing to even the most basic infection
Taiwan spends more than 200 million U-S dollars a year on antibiotics.
Doctors and patients regard them as a cure-all for most illnesses.
At this large hospital in central Taipei - hundreds of Taiwanese come here to collect their medical prescriptions every day.
For many the recommendation will be a course in antibiotics.
Antibiotics are probably the most popular medicine in Taiwan.
Many Taiwanese believe that the stronger the better - but few realise the complications involved.
The government's Department of Health said that consumption of antibiotics totals more than 6 billion Taiwan dollars (equivalent to 218 million U-S dollars) annually, or about 16 percent of Taiwan's consumption of all medicines.
The figure reflects Taiwan's affluence and a willingness to pay for the most expensive treatments available.
Patients believe price determines effectiveness and many doctors are unwilling to deny them medication.
The result - overpriced and incorrect dosages.
But some doctors fear the abuse of anti-biotics is leading to something more serious - a growing antibacterial resistance to many of the anti-biotics on the taiwanese market.
There is concern that antibiotics here will no longer be an effective weapon against bacteria.
A recent study shows that bacterial resistance to anti-biotics in Taiwan ranges from 50 to 90 per cent.
Many low level anti-biotics here have become useless - and the level of resistance may have become the highest in the world.
SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin)
"Doctors in infection-related fields may be the ones having the strongest sense of crisis now. Most of the infection specialists are having very serious sense of crisis, and many of the opinion leaders in this field are calling for attention on this."
SUPERCAPTION: DoctorChang Shan-chwen, National Taiwan University Hospital
Due to an outdated medical system and weak law enforcement, locals can get anti- biotics without prescription in any drug store - despite a law fining those selling this kind of medicine without prescription up to 150,000 Taiwan dollars (5,454 U-S dollars).
Drug stores say they sell anti-biotics illegally because doctors only issue prescriptions for dispensaries in their own hospitals to insure an income for the hospital.
The misconceptions over anti-biotics are equally strong amongst many of the medical profession, especially in small clinics.
Instead of starting with low-level anti-biotics, many doctors here prescribe strong doses immediately - hoping for a quick recovery of the patient and a reputation for themselves.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"But they do not have a laboratory, bacteriology laboratory to find what kind of bacteria, what kind of anti-biotics is effective, they don't. So in this situation, in order to avoid legal problem, because some of them are not well-trained, they are not confident. So in this case, they just use expensive anti-biotics, to cover all bacteria. Of course it's effective, but expensive. you see what I mean?"
SUPER CAPTION: Doctor Lee Sai-cheong, Chang GungMemorial Hospital, Taipei
The problem for doctors is that as resistance grows, fewer effective anti-biotics are left on the market.
Specialists say mutation of bacteria is faster than pharmaceutical development, as no impressive breakthroughs have been reported on combatting bacteria in the past 10 years.
Taiwan's Department of Health is trying to raise people's awareness on the dangers of overuse by releasing research data on bacterial resistance.
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Meet Evwin, a Pharmacy Student and Athlete from Taiwan

Meet Evwin, a Taiwanese student studying pharmacy and member of the OSU Triathalon and Sailing clubs. Learn about his experience as an athlete and the acceptance from his teammates as an international student.

TaiwanHealthcare+ portal
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Taiwan’s API industry is of world-class standard, especially in the manufacturing of high-potency anti-cancer APIs, central nervous system APIs and intermediates, cholesterol/phosphate binders, vitamin derivatives, carbapenems, and injection drugs. In addition, many of these products are already leading in global market shares.
Whether you are seeking for chemical syntheses of small molecules or biological fermentation production, you will find Taiwan’s API manufacturers as professional and trustworthy partners. Taiwan’s API manufacturers were able to provide high-potency API processing and aseptic processing, and they have vertically integrated from the syntheses of intermediates to the production of injection drugs. Such capabilities allow these API manufacturers to offer comprehensive CRO and CMO services from the manufacturing of clinical drug substances to commercial products to international new drug development companies and multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers.
APIs manufactured in Taiwan have already entered the European, US, Japanese, Chinese, and other global markets through collaborations with multinational pharmaceutical companies such as Roche, Pfizer, and Sanofi. Since 2016, they have all been certified by Taiwan DOH for PIC/S GMP compliance to meet the highest international standard. In addition, Taiwan’s API manufacturers have obtained many DMF registrations and passed inspections by US FDA, EU EDQM, JapanPMD, South KoreaMFDS, AustraliaTGA, and other regulatory authorities worldwide.

Taiwanese use new machines to exchange trash for cash

(28 Sep 2018) LEADIN
Residents in Taiwan are getting an extra incentive to recycle their garbage - money.
The city of Tapiei has installed a smart recycling centre that refunds cash to a user's transport card when they recycle empty bottles and cans.
STORYLINE
This is an iTrash booth in Taipei City and it's a prototype service that lets people earn money from recycling their cans and bottles.
The initiative seeks to promote recycling while also giving residents more flexibility in how they dispose of their household garbage.
People living in the San-Ai Borough, can visit the 24 hour booth anytime to dispose of their waste and to also receive credit for doing it.
For every recyclable bottle or can, a user gets money back on their EasyCard, a smart card Taipei people use to ride on the MRT (MassRapidTransportation).
Huang, a 45-year-old woman living in the neighborhood, who is using the iTrash booth for the first time, welcomes the new service.
"It is very near to my house. I can collect cash on my EasyCard, and contribute to the protection of environment, so I think it is quite convenient. By doing this, I contribute to save our Earth, and I am reimbursed with cash on my EasyCard. I think this is really convenient," she says.
The iTrash booth takes both kitchen wastes and recyclables. With EasyCards, people pay to throw away kitchen waste, and they get refunds for recycling.
With little space for landfills and limited incineration options, crowded Taiwan has for decades required strict separation of paper, plastic, metal and kitchen scraps.
However, many residents must haul their waste to garbage trucks that circulate twice a day and keep the trash at home if they miss the trucks.
The developer plans to build iTrash booths around Taipei City, if this prototype is successful.
Jewel Liu, Vice-General manager at Hao-Yang Environmental Science Ltd, which makes iTrash booths says: "One single booth collects around 200 kilogram of waste. We intend to create around 10,000 iTrash booths around Taipei, so that every Taipei citizen could recycle at the machines. By then, the services provided by iTrash could be more complete and be part of Taipei City's smartcity ideals."
Hsu, a 38-year-old electrical engineer living in the neighborhood, also welcomes the initiative.
"I think it is very convenient. For example, I leave work after 8pm or 9pm, and garbage collecting trucks are all gone at that time. But I can come here anytime I want, and I collect cash for my EasyCard. It is also easy to use."
Lee Wei-bin, Taipei City Government's Department of Information TechnologyCommissioner says: "People can arrange their life as they wish. They do not have to wait for the garbage truck at a certain hour in the evening near their home, otherwise throwing garbage away has to wait for another day (if they miss the garbage truck). Then about recycling. If a community management is in charge, then it is okay. But what if there is not? So iTrash can also help with recycling. And users get directly refunded with cash on their EasyCard. People can be in full control of their schedule, and they do not have to worry about storing garbage in their house."
Lee says the feedback is positive, and that borough chiefs and city councillors are asking him to build more of the booths in their districts.
Chen Jen-chih, the San-Ai Borough chief who owns a Chinese medicine pharmacy, says the service is positive because it is boosting people's awareness on environmental protection.
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Become a Pharmacy Preceptor - free online course at FutureLearn.com

Sign up now at http://bit.ly/2j8naGT ‘Become a Pharmacy Preceptor’ is a free online course by Taipei Medical Centre on FutureLearn.com
Good internship programs are vital for training healthcare providers well - that’s why effective pharmacy preceptors, the teachers who guide students through their pharmacy training, are so important.
This course will provide those looking to to be internship preceptors, in the context of pharmacy education, with basic knowledge about pharmacy precepting.
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Taipei

Taipei (/ˌtaɪˈpeɪ/, literally means "North of Tai(wan)"), officially known as Taipei City (Chinese:臺北市 or 台北市; pinyin:Táiběi Shì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Tâi-pak Chhī), is the capital city and a special municipality of Taiwan. Sitting at the northern tip of Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City. It is about 25km (16mi) southwest of the northern port city Keelung. The city is mostly located on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed bounded by the two relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.

The city proper is home to an estimated population of 2,693,672 in 2009, forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 6,900,273, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world. The name "Taipei" can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or the city proper.